video-host
Odysee
A video platform built on the LBRY protocol, hosting tens of millions of items with notably open access, no captchas or login walls in our research. You can search it directly on the website. A solid reupload candidate to check when a video has been removed from mainstream platforms.
No programmatic check, opens the archive’s own search.
Why it’s useful & how it works
Odysee runs on the LBRY blockchain protocol and is one of the more openly accessible alternative video platforms, with no captchas or mandatory login in ordinary browsing. It hosts content from creators who have moved or been removed from mainstream platforms, making it a worthwhile stop when sweeping for reuploads or mirror copies. You can search it directly on the site or through its open API. Echo links you out to Odysee where you enter your search terms and browse the results.
What’s inside
Tens of millions of videos and streams from independent creators, primarily English-language. Exact total counts are not publicly reported by the operator.
API access
LBRY SDK (open) + Odysee search endpoints
What we measured
Our own probes, not the archive’s own claims. Re-run periodically; every reading below is dated.
Reachability
- Direct request
- Responded HTTP 200 344 ms
- Through a datacenter proxy
- Responded HTTP 200 644 ms
- Search, direct
- Responded HTTP 200 170 ms
- Search, through a proxy
- Responded HTTP 200 686 ms
Reachability measured 2026-08-22.
Access
Freely reachable, no key, login, or captcha.